Game apparatus



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A. DINGMAN.

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ALEXANDER DINGMAN, OF JERSEY CITY, NElV JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 1 Application filed November 15, 1886.

Patent No. 2,432. dated May 3, 1887.

Serial No. 218,866. (No model.)

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER DINGMAN,

ing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Myinvention consists of a shield provided on its face with a series of holes or perforations radially arranged, concentric circles intersecting said holes, pins loosely fitting into the holes and slightly projecting beyond the face plane of the shield, a ball connected by an elastic or spring cord with the center of the shield for striking and driving in said pins, and means for retaining the pins in the holes and for returning them to their proj ected position when driven in, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and described.

' Figure 1 represents a front elevation of the shield, showing the perforations therein and the ball for striking the pins. Fig, 2 represents a plan view of the frame which supports the shield, showing the movable back board therein and the lever which operates the same. Fig. 3 represents a vertical section drawn on line a; a: of Fig. 1. Fig; 4 represents an enlarged longitudinal section of one of the pins, which loosely fit in the holes in the shield. Fig. 5 represents the back of the shield, showing the springs against which the back board, operated by lever, rests.

In the drawings like letters and figures represent like parts. I

A is the shield, provided with perforations O and concentric circles B. The pins L,which project through the holes 0, are formed with a slight taper, the smaller end outward, so as to enable them to fit more securely when projecting and to keep them from falling out, as well as to reduce their frictional contact when driven in. I

spring 2 at the base of the lever-handle and the springs 7, attached to the rear of the shield A. I It will be seen that the pins when driven in may be returned to their former position by simply pressing upon the lever-handle F. This movement carries the back board forward, and with it all the pins that have been 6 5 displaced. When the pressure is relieved, the back board instantly springs back into position.

G is the frame, to which the shield is secured. The frame is provided with sides 5, forming a shallow box for holding the movable back board, H, operated by lever K. The frame or case may be screwed to the wall or held thereon in any other approved manner. The pins may be made of rubber, cork, or any other suitable material.

Each circle is nu1nbered-as 10, 20, 40, or any other numbers selected the player securing the highest aggregate in any given number of shots agreed upon being the winner.

To make the shots, the player carries the ball sufficiently far from the shield to secure the requisite force of the elastic connection. If he drives in a pin, he adds to his score the number corresponding with the circle which 85 intersects the pin. If he fails to hit the pin, the shot is a blank, counting nothing on his score.

I am aware that movable pegs in the face of a shield and a ball attached for striking the 0 pegsare not, broadly, new.

What I claim as new and of my invention, and for which I ask Letters Patent of the United States, is--' 1. The combination, with shield A, havingv 5 perforations 0, arranged in concentric circles B, of pins L, movable back board, H, lever K, having handle F, ball D, elastic or spring cord E, and frame G, substantially as set forth of the shield, combined and arranged substanand described. tially as set forth and described. IO

2. The combination, with frame G, having In testimonywhereof I affiX my signature in sides 5, 0f shield A, provided with perforapresence of two Witnesses.

5 tions 0, radially and concentrically arranged, ALEXANDER DINGMAN.

tapering pins L, spring 2, lever K, movable Vitnesses:

back board, H, springs 7, and ball D, coni HENRY ODERsLnn'r, nected by an elastic cord, E, with the center ADAM FORST. 

